Twitter Application Development for Dummies

Twitter Application Development For Dummies by Dusty Reagan
456 pages; Publisher: For Dummies (March 15, 2010)
Language: English; ISBN-10: 0470568623; ISBN-13: 978-0470568620

Discover the fun of building a Twitter app, and earn some cash too!

Love Twitter? Know a little (or a lot) about developing applications? Learn how to build a Twitter app, some great ways to make it stand out from the crowd, how to get it discovered, and how to turn your Twitter app-building into a productive little business — all from the creator of FriendOrFollow.com, one of the coolest Twitter apps around!

• If your skills are rusty — check Chapter 2 for a quickie refresher course in Web application development

• Exploring the ecosystem — explore the types of Twitter apps already available and the five categories of the Twitter ecosystem

• The money thing — learn about Twitter's unusual financial environment and ways you can earn money from your apps

• Build a Twitter Web app from the ground up — work with Twitter API libraries, choose a Web hosting provider, and set up a Web framework

• Get the word out — discover ways to promote your apps and how to make your app business grow

Open the book and find:

• Basics on using HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL

• How to create and manage your developer account

• Advice on choosing an idea for your app

• An overview of Web apps, Twitter bots, mobile clients, and more

• Twitter's two APIs

• Different ways to monetize your app

• Example code for every API method

• Code for a complete app

Learnt to:

• Turn your ideas into applications

• Develop apps with a high chance of success

• Find out what users are looking for

• Make money from your apps